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Traffic warnings issued in France for Ascension holiday weekend

Traffic authorities warned of busy days as people in France headed off on the first long weekend since the government lifted the limits on travel in place to stem Covid-19.

Published: 11 May 2021 12:20 CEST
Traffic warnings issued in France for Ascension holiday weekend
Roads out of Paris will be heavy with traffic on Wednesday. Photo: Ludovic MARIN / AFP

Roads will be busy with cars on Wednesday, traffic authorities warned, as many people in France will make use of Thursday’s public holiday to faire le pont (do the bridge) and take an extra long weekend.

READ ALSO: Faire le pont: The best thing about France’s public holiday system

France recently lifted its ban on non-essential travel, the first step in a phased reopening that will have the country returned to a near-normal level by July, if the health situation allows.

READ ALSO: Cafés, shops, cinemas: How France will ease Covid restrictions from next week

Bison Futé, the government-run website that monitors traffic levels in France, put the entire country on orange alert (third highest) on Wednesday for departures, except for the greater Paris region Île-de-France, which was on red alert (second highest).
 

Photo: Bison Futé

Traffic levels would be normal in the other (return) direction.

The situation would worsen in the south east on Thursday, with more areas upgraded to a red level.

Photo: Bison Futé

On Friday and Saturday the traffic will be back to a normal (green) level, according to Bison Futé, before the whole country turns red in the return direction on Sunday as people head back home.

Photo: Bison Futé

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HOLIDAY

Traffic warnings issued in France for Pentecost holiday weekend

Traffic authorities have warned of busy roads as people in France head off for the long Pentecost weekend.

Published: 21 May 2021 08:32 CEST
Updated: 22 May 2021 15:11 CEST
Traffic warnings issued in France for Pentecost holiday weekend
Many French people will be heading off for a long weekend until Monday, which marks the Christian celebration of Pentecost (Pentecôte). Photo: Ludovic MARIN / AFP

Roads will be busy across most of the country on Friday as many people in France take advantage of the public holiday on Monday 24th, which marks the Christian celebration of Pentecost (Pentecôte).

READ ALSO: Pentecost: The French public holiday where people work for free

Bison Futé, the government-run website that monitors traffic levels in France, has put most of the country on orange alert (third highest) on Friday for departures, except for the greater Paris Île-de-France region and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, which were on red alert (second highest).

READ ALSO: What changes in France on Wednesday as phase 2 of reopening begins?

Photo: Bison Futé

On Saturday the whole country will also be on orange alert for departures except for the Île-de-France region, which will be on red alert. And the same will be the case on Monday for returns.

Photo: Bison Futé

Rail disruption for trains to Marseille and from Paris to Toulouse

With SCNF carrying out works at the Saint-Charles station in Marseille, there is expected to be significant disruption in trains arriving in the southern French city from Saturday 22nd and Monday 24th of May.

This includes the TER trains between Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, Avignon via Arles, Narbonne and Lyon; the Intercités between Marseille and Bordeaux (a bus service will be available on Sunday 23rd of May) and the TGV Inoui and Ouigo trains.

The Intercité line from Paris to Toulouse will also be severely disrupted due to building works. There will be no trains running on Sunday, and will restart progressively from Monday.

From Wednesday May 19th, the curfew has been pushed back from 7pm to 9pm. So if you are travelling between 9pm and 6am, you need to fill the latest version of the attestation, which can be found on the TousAntiCovid app.

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